Glee nationwide casting call is taking submissions today

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Fellow Gleeks, listen here: The Glee nationwide casting call for Season 2 is taking submissions starting today!  Do you think you have what it takes to act, sing, and dance alongside the likes of Rachel (Lea Michele) and Finn (Cory Monteith)?  The creators behind Glee are looking for new cast members for Season 2 and they’ve created a MySpace page where you can upload a video submission.  Auditions are open to professionals and amateurs between the ages of 16-26.  Submissions can be performed a ccapella or with a single instrument.  Videos should be around 5 minutes in length, including an introduction and the performance, and are limited to one person.  Sorry Acafellas.  The casting call runs from today (3/30) to April 26.  Here’s the setlist (of which you must choose one song from):

“And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” Dreamgirls
“Don’t Rain On My Parade” Barbra Streisand
“Gold Digger” (Radio Version) Kayne West
“Hate On Me” Jill Scott
“Rehab” Amy Winehouse
“ Keep Holding On” Avril Lavigne
“You Can’t Always Get What You Want” The Rolling Stones
“Lean On Me” Bill Withers
“Can’t Fight This Feeling” REO Speedwagon
“True Colors” Phil Collins

But don’t take it from me; Matthew Moorison has the scoop in the video above!

[Via EW-PopWatch]

ABC renews Castle

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ABC’s hit crime/comedy show Castle starring Nathon Fillion and Stana Katic has just been renewed for a 22-episode third season!  The show is doing extremely well these days so news of a renewal does not come to much surprise, only excitement.  This past Monday’s episode (the second part of the Dana Delany “event”) attracted huge numbers for the show, 14.5 million viewers to be precise.  That’s the largest audience the show has on record.  Ausiello reports that this high viewership “gave ABC its best scripted performance in the time-slot in 14 years.”  Way to go, Castle!

[Via EW-AusielloFiles]

“NY-Z” is a beautifully shot documentary featuring rapper Jay-Z

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Got fifteen minutes to shave off the day?  Sit back and watch this short documentary featuring rapper Jay-Z.

Continuing to collaborate with creative visionaries, ABSOLUT Vodka presents this new 15-minute short film featuring Jay-Z. The documentary, titled NY-Z, was directed by Danny Clinch and paints a rare portrait of the global hip-hop icon. With unprecedented access to Jay-Z the days and moments leading up to, and after, his legendary September 11th benefit concert at Madison Square Garden, Danny Clinch gives us an intimate glimpse into Jay-Z: his childhood, his motivation as an artist, his passion for music, and his muse, New York.

[Thanks, Tim S.]

Music video: Owl City – “Vanilla Twilight”

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“Vanilla Twilight” is the second single off Adam Young’s second album Ocean Eyes.  It follows the chart-topping “Fireflies” I’m sure you’ve been inundated with on the radio.  But do yourself a favor and download the entire album, it’s pure ear candy.  This music video finds Young back on his synthesizer and features a bunch of people staring up into a beautiful sky, dropping everything they are doing and watching the swirling, colorful clouds in wonder.  Many speculate it’s symbolic of the rapture, or some sort of salvational revival.  Can’t help but smile in awe along with them.  (Why, hello Shaq.)

Trailer: Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

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Believe it or not, this is a trailer for a video game, not a movie.  It’s a cinematic look into the fifth installment of the Ghost Recon series called Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.  Invisibility, check.  Mini combat drones, check.  Shoulder-mounted rocket launchers, check.  I’m hooked.  It releases later this year on all major platforms.

Earth Hour 2010 is tonight, and you’re invited!

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Date: Saturday, March 27, 2010

Time: 8:30PM, local time

Place: Wherever you live

What to do:  Turn off your lights for one hour

“On Earth Hour hundreds of millions of people, organizations, corporations and governments around the world will come together to make a bold statement about their concern for climate change by doing something quite simple—turning off their lights for one hour. In the U.S. where we are already feeling the impacts of climate change, Earth Hour sends a clear message that Americans care about this issue and want to turn the lights out on dirty air, dangerous dependency on foreign oil and costly climate change impacts, and make the switch to cleaner air, a strong economic future and a more secure nation.”

“Since its inception three years ago, Earth Hour’s non-partisan approach has captured the world’s imagination and became a global phenomenon. Nearly one billion people turned out for Earth Hour 2009 – involving 4,100 cities in 87 countries on seven continents.”  Last year, the following iconic landmarks went dark for Earth Hour 2009: Empire State Building, Golden Gate Bridge, Las Vegas Strip, Sydney’s Opera House, Great Pyramids of Giza, and St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.  Check the source link for the full listing.

DO YOUR PART and contribute to Earth Hour 2010 by turning off your lights for one hour starting at 8:30PM (local time) on Saturday, March 27.  And while you’re at it, disconnect all electronics from their wall sockets and conserve energy during this time.  Even the small things count.  Since 2007 Earth Hour has become a worldwide shared experience with an important mission: to make a positive impact on our planet.

[Via MyEarthHour]